The total figure of attacks seems to be on trend, with the International Shark Attack File (ISAF) reporting 64 attacks in 2019. The global average over the past decade has been four deaths per year. Shark Attacks: The Database. Only 60 people on average are attacked by sharks each year, and the death rate is about 10. Order by name Order by count. In 2019, there were a total of 64 unprovoked shark attacks on humans worldwide. Monitoring website Tracking Sharks recorded there have been 69 shark attacks around the world this year, with 22 in Australia.. Shark warnings have been issued for parts of country in 2020 - with at least two mass closures of beaches over fears of circling great whites. In over a century of records, the shark attack mortality rate is 0.9 - less than one person per year. … And with two fatal shark attacks in the US, that brings the global recorded figure to ten - the highest for seven years. The Princeton-based shark conservation and research group investigated news reports of shark attacks around the world and confirmed 116 shark bites last year … The last time the country had seven shark attack deaths a year was 1934, according to a spokesperson from the Taronga Conservation Society Australia. Select an item in the list below to view a summary of incidents in that country. One of the deadliest shark attack took place in 1945 after the USS Indianapolis was sunk by a Japanese torpedo. Here are the worst ever recorded shark attacks in the world. Two of these unprovoked attacks were fatal. The statistic shows the number of shark attacks worldwide from 2000 to 2019. On average, 400 people per year get struck by lightning, according to the NOAA website, and 58 of those are fatal. The last fatal shark attack to occur in the area where the scientist was … Do we know why deaths are up? However, the the number of fatal bites last year was just two. There were fewer shark attacks worldwide last year than there were in 2018, a study found. Volusia has earned the name "shark attack capital of the world, " and some of its beaches have high incidents of such attacks such as Daytona Beach and New Smyrna Beach. Incidents by country. There were a total of 64 unprovoked bites in 2019, and even though that’s two more than 2018’s record, it’s a large drop from the most recent five-year average of 82 attacks per year. The United States led the world in the number of attacks in 2019, researchers say. United States of America. From there, you can drill down into different areas within that country. The International Shark Attack File has released its annual review of shark-human encounters and declared 2019 the year of the cookiecutter shark… Shark attacks in Florida are lower than its five-year average, but the Sunshine State still led the world in unprovoked attacks last year. Select an item in the number of attacks in 2019, there fewer. 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